Rehearsals return to TVCC

 Rehearsals return to TVCC this week in the Meyer McLean Performance Auditorium. Concert Band at 6pm Doors open at 5:30 for warm up. 6pm downbeat please be warmed up and ready!

Jazz Cats we will set the band up in a block for improve our ability to hear.

Our rehearsal focus will be on the following tunes:

Jazz Notes

Moten Swing

Piano 8 bars

Ensemble

Harder hit going into 18 brass Very tight

18 space between notes in the saxes

M25 triplet triplet need to be smooth and shaped

M26 and 9 are the same. Must sound the same.

M34 tenor has changes. Anyone else? M34 2nd time tbones play light and tight

44- 59 trumpet solo.

60 ensemble - accents and dynamics.

76 Piano

84 add a repeat. Mf Pp FF

Strike up the band

M1-8 bass lead

M9 +bones

M17 +trumpets

M1-24 intro

M25 tune starts Sax lead.

M33 Trumpet lead B section

M41 conversation between trumpets and saxes

M67 Sax Lead

M75 Bone lead

M83 Trumpet Lead

M99-102 drums land on 1

M105 begin descent soft landing piece

Harlem Nocturne - alto feature sax feature

Alto Solo to 25

M25 Ensemble

M43-6 Alto 1 solo

M53 Ensemble

M60 Alto solo

M61 Saxophones

M73 recap like 5

Groovin’ Hard

M1-9 Intro TIGHT

M10-17 Brass lead match accents

M18-26 Brass saxes are the new idea.

M26 Ensemble match accents pwrfl

M34 brass lead again sax floats

M42 Brass color then WW color

M54 Opt solo then repeat back to 42

M54-86 Sax soli

M87 Brass softer

M94 Ensemble 

Longer last note.